Tag: fitbit
Revealed: The UK health and fitness apps selling your personal data
The UK’s most popular health and fitness apps collect 14 personal data points about their users on average, with the exercise tracker Fitbit collecting the most information Data harvesters who […]
Amazon confirms delivery drones for UK, Tesla profits sink
Amazon will relaunch its delivery drones in the UK next year, the shopping giant has confirmed. The company said it will begin using the unmanned, airborne vehicles for distributing goods […]
Shiny Shiny snippets: Hate thriving on Twitter, insiders tell BBC
Twitter insiders have told the BBC that the company is no longer able to protect users from trolling, state-co-ordinated disinformation and child sexual exploitation, following lay-offs and changes under owner […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Fitbit devices to require Google account from 2023
Google completed its acquisition of Fitbit last year and rebranded it “Fitbit by Google,” but Fitbit continued to launch wearables as it used to before getting acquired. And while customers can currently use […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Ukrtelecom restores internet services after cyber-attack.
Ukraine’s national telecoms operator Ukrtelecom is restoring internet services after driving back a major cyber-attack. The company said it restricted customer access to protect military users and critical infrastructure. Global […]
What are some of the top gadgets in 2021?
SMARTPHONE: APPLE IPHONE 12 Are you a PC or a Mac? It’s that old advert from around a decade ago, but the sentiment has never changed. People still divide themselves […]
Is your fitness tracker lying to you? Bad news for Samsung owners at this year’s London Marathon
Ahead of this weekend’s London Marathon, consumer group Which? has just released data which shows that inaccurate fitness trackers could leave runners miles from or even miles past the race […]
Customised Fitbit food database allows you to scan products for nutritional information
We’re not sure it’s necessarily a great idea to log the nutritional information of ALL your favourite snacks and meals, but if you really want to it’s now possible thanks […]
Fitbit’s Fitness Surge fitness watch can now track outdoor cycling
Want to monitor your cycling performance? Fitbit Surge users can now track their outdoor bike rides including distance travelled, duration, average speed, heart rate and calories burned. And if you […]
